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electrical:solar:gentle_intro [2022/04/12 21:13]
frater_secessus [How much solar do I need?] 		electrical:solar:gentle_intro [2022/04/12 21:15]
frater_secessus [Your approach to solar]
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   * **best-effort** power -  you take what you can get from the sun and [[electrical:solar:rationing|minimize power consumption]] to make do.  No household appliances, at least not often.   * **best-effort** power -  you take what you can get from the sun and [[electrical:solar:rationing|minimize power consumption]] to make do.  No household appliances, at least not often.
   * **reliable power** - you //need// power to keep insulin refrigerated, keep your external heart bypass machine running, etc.  Prepare yourself for added complexity and/or cost.   * **reliable power** - you //need// power to keep insulin refrigerated, keep your external heart bypass machine running, etc.  Prepare yourself for added complexity and/or cost.
-    * **massive solar** - You can still collect usable solar power under very poor conditions if you have [[electrical:solar:overpaneling|a huge amount of panel]].  This may require "maxxing out" your roofspace, tilting the panels, or deploying additional portable panels. Such configurations may be [[electrical:solar:builds#w6|1000w or more]].+    * **massive solar** - You can still collect usable solar power under very poor conditions if you have [[electrical:solar:overpaneling|a huge amount of panel]].  This may require "maxxing out" your roofspace, tilting the panels, or deploying additional portable panels. Such configurations may be [[electrical:solar:builds#w6|1000w or more]].  One of the pleasant side effects of massive solar is that having //enough panel to meet needs in poor solar conditions// means //lots of bonus power in normal and good conditions//.  You may be able to run [[electrical:solar:nonessential|non-essential loads]] without affecting your battery bank's [[electrical:depth_of_discharge|state of charge]].
     * **solar + other forms of charging** - Solar can work much better when augmented by [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|additional sources of charging]].  It can work so well that less solar might be required and overall cost reduced.     * **solar + other forms of charging** - Solar can work much better when augmented by [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|additional sources of charging]].  It can work so well that less solar might be required and overall cost reduced.
  
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